My friend, I could not agree with you more. I too was a student in one of these hellholes(cedu) 13 years ago, and your experience at Ivy Ridge mirrors my own, despite our obvious age difference and the fact that we attended different schools.
Non-existant academics, abusive staff members with long criminal records, substandard living conditions, shitty food,isolation, complete alienation from family,friends, and reality, no freedom of movement, non-existance of even the most basic human rights,forced labor, sleep deprivation, non-stop humiliation...
These conditions are familiar to anyone who ever spent anytime in one of these bullshit BM money scams; regardless of who they are or when they were incarcerated.
Like you Dustin, I too saw these hypocrites for the monsters that they are. I refused to buy into their bullshit, or to let them break me. I rebelled from day one, and I ran and ran and ran, until finally they couldn't catch me, and I got out for good.
Dustin, I could only dream of doing what you did back in my day. Unfortunately, I was surrounded by sheep: people who were too scared to make a stand and take their lives back. I couldn't help my friends, but I did help myself. I split, took my life back, and to this day I credit that decision as one of the defining moments of my life.
Dustin what you did is remarkable, and don't ever let anyone take that away from you.
You've earned my deepest respect.
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[ This Message was edited by: Son Of Serbia on 2005-10-04 14:01 ]